chinela
English
Alternative forms
Noun
chinela (plural chinelas)
- A flat slipper worn in the Philippines
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian cianella (dialectal), from Italian pianella, ultimately from Latin plānus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃiˈnɛ.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃiˈnɛ.la/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃiˈnɛ.lɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈnɛ.lɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɛlɐ
- Hyphenation: chi‧ne‧la
Noun
chinela f (plural chinelas)
- flip-flop (sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:chinelo
Derived terms
- chinelada
Descendants
- → Musi: cenéla
Spanish
Etymology
From the earlier form chanela, itself attributed to Italian pianella.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈnela/ [t͡ʃiˈne.la]
- Rhymes: -ela
- Syllabification: chi‧ne‧la
Noun
chinela f (plural chinelas)
Noun
chinela f (plural chinelas)
- female equivalent of chinelo (“costumed dancer”)
Further reading
- “chinela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024